TV star leaves £1.6million fortune to two sons – including pricey London pad
TO THE Manor Born star Angela Thorne left a £1.6million estate to her two sons.
Probate documents revealed that her son, actor Rupert Penry-Jones, 53, was bequeathed a coastal home in Anglesey.
He is married to TV’s Dervla Kirwan and played Adam Carter in Spooks and DI Joseph Chandler in Whitechapel.
Brother Laurence, 47, a former actor who starred in Waking The Dead, inherits a flat in Lavender Hill, South London.
His wife is Polly Walker, 57, who starred in the BBC2 historical drama Rome as the niece of Julius Caesar and was in the hit Netflix costume drama Bridgerton as Lady Portia Featherington.
Her probate documents, which have just been published, show that in total her estate was valued at £1,583,078.
The remainder of the estate is to be shared equally between the pair.
Angela, who died last June aged 84, played Marjory Frobisher in the BBC sitcom To The Manor Born, alongside Penelope Keith.
She also appeared in Three Up, Two Down, Midsomer Murders, Foyle’s War and Heartbeat, and played Margaret Thatcher on stage.
Her husband Peter Penry-Jones, who died of bowel cancer in 2009 aged 70, also had a host of TV roles.
He appeared in Colditz, The Professionals, Bergerac, Kavanagh QC and Midsomer Murders.